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Chapter 9 Materials Engineering

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Definition
alloy   mixture of a metal with one or more additional elements  
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buckyball   carbon sphere made up of a series of hexagons and pentagons  
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composite   material that combines two or more materials  
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conductivity   measurement of how well electricity flows through a material  
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destructive material test   test that destroys a material or somehow makes a material unusable  
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flammability   ease with which a material will ignite  
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materials engineering   understanding and modification of the structure and properties of materials to improve the performance and processing of the material  
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metal   a solid material that is typically hard, shiny, malleable, fusible, and ductile, with good electrical and thermal conductivity  
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nanotechnology   design of a new material and devices at the scale of a nanometer  
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nanowire   small strand of material that ranges 1 nm-60 nm in width  
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plasticity   deformation that occurs from the yield point to the fracture points  
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radiography test   test that uses x-rays that pass through the material  
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shear stress   bending or twisting force, like the stress that occurs when using a wrench  
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stress   amount of force or load that is applied to a material  
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tensile strength   ability of a material to withstand a force that pulls the material apart  
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thermal resistance   reciprocal of thermal conductivity  
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